Mom's peach cake

9 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
⅛ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Granulated sugar
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1 Egg; beaten
1 tablespoon Milk; (up to 2 tablespoons)
6 Peaches (up to 7); sliced
½ cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine; (approximately)

Directions

FOR CAKE

FOR TOPPING

To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Cut in butter. Add egg and milk. Mix well. Spread in greased 8-by-8-inch or 9-by-6-inch pan. Cover with sliced peaches. To prepare topping: Mix together sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Sprinkle over peaches. Dot top with butter and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Per serving: 168 Calories; 3g Fat (17% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 27mg Cholesterol; 82mg Sodium NOTES : This homey dessert wafts an intoxicating aroma through the house as it bakes. You can substitute 1 to 3 cups frozen sliced peaches for fresh ones. Thaw before using, and absorb excess moisture with a paper towel.

Recipe by: St. Louis Post Dispatch - 1/98 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Lisa Minor <lisa@...> on May 15, 1998

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